Dying Light 2 review: Avoiding zombies in a game with nods to covid-19

In Dying Light 2, a variant of a virus has turned people into zombies Techland Dying Light 2 Stay Human Techland PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X/S IN APRIL 2020, soon after the UK entered its first lockdown, I reviewed the zombie-packed Resident Evil 3, describing it as noticeably “pre-pandemic fiction”. … Read more

Don’t Miss: New Scientist Live, the greatest science show on Earth

Katie Yu Watch Upload, a sci-fi comedy that satirises the idea of a digital afterlife, returns for a second season. Created by Greg Daniels (Parks and Recreation, Space Force), the series will be available on Amazon Prime Video from 11 March. Visit New Scientist Live will be at Manchester Central and online from 12 March. … Read more

Traces of an Ancient Human Culture From 40,000 Years Ago Unearthed in China

Scientists discovered remnants of an Old Stone Age culture, less than 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of Beijing, where ancient hominins used a reddish pigment called ochre and crafted tiny, blade-like tools from stone.   The archaeological site, called Xiamabei, offers a rare glimpse into the life of Homo sapiens and now-extinct human relatives who inhabited the region some … Read more

How a culture of white privilege discourages Black students from becoming physicists | Science

This story is part of a special package being published this week about the barriers Black physicists face and potential models for change. Read more C. Smith/Science Apriel Hodari has spent many years studying how to improve training and reduce inequity in the scientific workforce. That research has brought her face to face with “the … Read more

Severance review: A compelling thriller about dividing work and play

By Bethan Ackerley Mark Scout, played by Adam Scott, works for a shadowy corporation Atsushi Nishijima/Apple TV+ Severance Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle Apple TV+ THE first thing you should know about Mark Scout is that he is an employee of Lumon Industries, the nebulous corporation at the heart of new sci-fi thriller series Severance from … Read more

Cowboy Culture Doesn’t Have a Monopoly on Innovation

What does culture have to do with creativity? The answer could be “a lot.” For decades, psychologists trying to understand the roots of creative imaginations have looked at the way two kinds of cultures affect artistic and inventive efforts. Individualistic (sometimes called “cowboy”) cultures encourage people to be unique and to prioritize their own interests, … Read more

Dual review: The dark side of cloning played straight for laughs

Riley Stearns’s dark comedy about a death match between clones has an appealing premise, but it doesn’t quite hit the mark Humans 23 February 2022 By Davide Abbatescianni Preparing for a death match against your double brings mental and physical challenges Courtesy of Sundance Institute Dual Riley Stearns Coming in 2022 FROM its very first scene, … Read more

Don’t miss: The live launch of NASA’s latest environmental satellite

New Scientist’s weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn’t miss Humans 23 February 2022 Read Carbon Queen is Maia Weinstock’s account of the remarkable life of nanoscience pioneer Mildred Dresselhaus, who, from the 1950s, defied society’s expectations of women to become an influential scientist and engineer. Daniel … Read more

The Man Who Tasted Words review: Inside the odd world of human senses

A new book by neurologist Guy Leschziner looks at the astonishing ways some people’s brains interpret the world, offering insight into how we all experience reality Humans 23 February 2022 By Carissa Wong Tasting words is one possible outcome of crossed sensory wires in the brain Shutterstock/Brian Mueller The Man Who Tasted Words: Inside the … Read more

The Culture of Engineering Overlooks the People It’s Supposed to Serve

“Is data objective or subjective?” In my last year at Rice University, I enrolled in a data science ethics course. It was my first engineering course focused on the societal impacts of emerging technologies. Until this point, my work in social justice was largely separate from my technical work as a student of materials science … Read more